Friday, September 30, 2011

Hi there! Hope you've had a great week and you are looking forward to a nice fall weekend! I know I am! I'm popping in with a quick post to share the card I made for The Play Date Cafe Challenge #101.

Here is this week's color story:

And here is my card:

I always have trouble with masculine cards so I took advantage of the rich colors in the inspiration photo to make a much needed male birthday card. I started with a 5 1/2 square card base of GKD Smoky Slate and layered with patterned papers from the Basic Grey Oxford and My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Sunshine 6x6 pads. I stamped the image from an old SU set called Thinking of Father with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers. I sponged around the image panel with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink to give an aged look. Some Glossy Accents on the watch face and glasses and a bit of twine finished my simple card.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back tomorrow with this week's Card Patterns Sketch Challenge card! Have a great evening!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Good morning! It's Thursday and that means it's time for one of my favorite challenges of the week - Mo's DP2 Challenge! This week's theme is "Furry Friends". As soon as I saw the theme, I knew exactly which Mo's image I wanted to use!

Here is my card for the challenge:

I just love this adorable image! It's called Marion and she is available in Mo's storehere. I started with a card base of SU Rose Red and used papers from the My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Blush 6x6 pad. I printed Marion and her kitty onto Cryogen White Iridescent and colored them with Copics. The image was cut out with Spellbinders Classic Circles Small and matted with Scallop Circles Large. I added a double-loop pink satin bow made with my Bow Easy. A few paper roses from my stash and a couple of punched leaves finished my card.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Hi again! This is my second post today so if you are looking for my Wednesday At Heartfelt Creations post, you can click here or scroll down one post. I am back because I wanted to share the card I made for this week's Card Challenge on Joan's Gardens' blog. The requirements for this week are the following:

- use purple

- make a birthday card

- add something dimensional

- make a box for the card using Selma's tutorial

Here are a few photos of my card and its box. First is the card by itself:

Here is the card with the box:

Finally, this is the card inside its box:

I kept my designs pretty simple. For the card, I started with a 5 1/2" sqaure card base of SU Eggplant Envy and layered with patterned paper from the Bo Bunny Jazmyne collection. I used some dusty pink satin ribbon from my stash and a few Bo Bunny Jazmyne flowers. The sentiment from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3414 Belated Birthday Wishes was stamped with Vivid Coffee Bean onto GKD Ivory and cut out and framed with Spellbinders Labels Four Large and Small dies. I sponged the image panel with Spun Sugar Distress Ink while it was still in the die. A Prima pearl flourish completed my card. For the box, I also used Eggplant Envy CS and another pattern of Bo Bunny Jazmyne paper. I followed Selma's tutorial exactly for the dimensions. A simple pink satin bow and Webster's Pages Sparkler finished off the box.

Thanks for dropping in again! I really appreciate your visits! See you soon!

Good morning! Wow, did time ever get away from me this week! It's already Wednesday and of course that means it's time for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team to share new projects with you! The gorgeous Christmas Cheer Collection released this month has certainly put us all in the holiday spirit! Be sure to stop by the Heartfelt Creations blog and feast your eyes on the amazing creations from my teammates! I'm sure you will be inspired by their beautiful projects!

Here is one of my projects that was shared today:

All of the instructions for creating this card are on the Heartfelt Creations blog. Briefly, I started with a 5 1/2" square card base of GKD Fresh Asparagus and layered with patterned papers from the Graphic 45 Christmas Past 8x8 pad. I cut the oval frame out of Fresh Asparagus usingHCD 710 Decorative Oval Window Die and popped it up on Pop Dots. I stamped the angel fromHCPC 3425 Elegant Angels set with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored her with Copic markers. She was cut out with HCD 715 Christmas Cheer Die. I sponged around the edges with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and added Glossy Accents to the Holly Berries. The harp was highlighted with a Gold Spica pen. The sentiment from HCPC 3351 Cardinal With Holly Berries was stamped with Versamark and Barn Door Distress Ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It was cut out and framed with Spellbinders Petite Oval Nestabilities. A gold bow and some gold adhesive pearls finished my card.

Catherine generously provided the DT with a package of Stampin' Up products to use for our cards. I started with an A2-sized card base of Old Olive cardstock and layered with Baja Breeze and a beautiful paper from the Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper collection. For my middle panel, I punched the bottom layer with the Stampin' Up Scallop Trim punch and layered again with Baja Breeze. I embossed a layer of Very Vanilla with the Cuttlebug Textile folder and added to the middle layers. I punched out 1" circles from two other of the Springtime Vintage DSPs and popped them up on foam tape. A bow of Old Olive Satin Ribbon and a few adhesive pearls finished my design.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to visit theCard Patterns blog to see the fantastic creations from my teammates, Catherine Pooler and our very talented Guest Designer, Joanna! We hope you will be inspired to join us for the challenge!

Friday, September 23, 2011

Good morning! Happy Friday! I don't know about you, but I am loving the cooler days and crisp fall evenings lately! It was my first summer in Alabama and it was hot, hot, hot! Fall is ever so welcome this year! Anyway, I'm popping in this morning to share my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz site. This week's theme is "Anything Goes". My card is also for a couple other of my favorite challenges - Mo's DP2 Challenge #101, which was to use autumn colors and The Play Date Cafe Challenge #100.

I started with a 5 1/2 " square card base of Papertrey Orange Zest and layered with Papertrey Summer Sun and New Leaf. My dotted patterned papers are from the K & Co. Kelly Panacci Halloween collection. My cute Mo's image is called"Raking". You can find it in Mo's store here. I printed him on Cryogen Iridescent and colored with Copic markers. I lightly sponged in a cloudy sky with SU Soft Sky and the ground with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink. Some rick rack, a button die cut and a tiny raffia bow finished my card.

Be sure to visit the Copic/Promarker Challenge and feast your eyes on the amazing cards made by my CPC teammates and Dawn, our outstanding guest designer for September! This week's challenge will run a few days longer than usual because the next CPC challenge will be for The Outlawz 1000 Member Party! We are gearing up for one incredible celebration! You can check out all the details on main page of The Outlawz site! I assure you this is a party you won't want to miss! Mark your calendars for the Monday, October 3 at 12:01 AM when all the fun and games begin!

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Good morning! I'm having a few internet issues this morning, but they seem to be resolved, at least for now. It's Wednesday and of course, that means it's time for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team to share new projects with you. My teammates have shared some absolutely gorgeous creations over on the Heartfelt Creations blog. Be sure to check them out! I'm sure you will be totally inspired by their creative designs!

Here is one of my projects that was shared today:

All of the instructions for creating this card are on the Heartfelt Creations blog. Briefly, I started with a 5 1/2" square card base of SU Bravo Burgundy and layered with patterned paper from the My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas 6x6 pad. I cut a 4 1/2" square of GKD Heavy Base Weight Ivory. I patted the Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder with Encore Metallic Gold ink then embossed the top portion of my square in the Cuttlebug. I stamped the sentiment fromHCPC 3419 Holiday Poinsettia Candle set with Versamark onto the bottom, unembossed section and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. On a separate piece of ivory cardstock, I stamped the dove from HCPC 3421 Dove of Peace set with Versamark and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. The dove was cut out with HCD715 Christmas Cheer Die. I adhered the dove to Bravo Burgundy cardstock and then cut a narrow mat using scissors. I sponged all the ivory cardstock with Tim Holtz Spun Sugar Distress Ink. A double-loop pink satin bow finished my card.

My card is also for the current challenge (Card Challenge #2) over on Joan's Gardens' blog which was to make a Christmas card, use an embossed background (created with the embossing folder inked), use striped patterned paper and add a gold-embossed sentiment.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Good morning! It's pouring down rain here today and although we do need it, it sure is dark and dreary out there. It's a good day for getting things done indoors. My craft room could use some serious cleaning and organizing. Maybe today will be the day I finally do it! And a quick update on my laptop - it's officially fried. The hard drive completely failed and will have to be replaced. I'm waiting for FedEx to deliver my recovery disks and then hopefully the Geek Squad will be able to get it back up and running and also restore my data. I hope this is the last of this spell of computer woes!

Anyway, on to my card. Today I'm sharing the card I made for the current Copic Coloring Challenge (#27) on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroomsite. The challenge is to color an image with only black and white or sepia tones and a pop of only one other color. I don't have all the markers I would have wanted to do sepia tones, but I did the best I could with what I do have.

Here is my card for the challenge:

I started with a square card base of GKD Cranberry Tart and layered with a sepia-toned text paper from the My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Christmas 6x6 pad. My beautiful angel image called "Sending Peace" is from Mo Manning and can be found in Mo's storehere. I colored her with E40, E42 and E43 and added a little E000 just to her skin. I colored the ribbon on her dress and the doves with R59 for my pop of one color. I sponged around the edges of the image panel with Antique Linen and Pumice Stone Distress Inks. A double-loop satin bow and a Webster's Pages Medallion Sparkler finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day and hope you'll visit again soon!

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Good morning! Hope your weekend is off to a great start! I'm still struggling with my laptop crashing, but this time, the Geek Squad think they can fix it and recover my data. Time will tell. I managed to retake my photos and load everything I needed to my main computer so I'm able to share my DT card for this week's Card Patterns sketch. This week's challenge is sponsored by Sparkle Creations. You should definitely check out all of the adorable stamps in Sparkle's store!

I flipped the sketch to vertical. Sparkle generously provided some images for the DT to use for our cards. I chose this super cute image called Backpack Oliver for mine. I started with a card base of SU Blue Bayou and layered with GKD Cranberry Tart and patterned paper from the Basic Grey Oliver 6x6 pad. I colored Oliver with Copic Markers. The image was cut out and matted with Spellbinders Scallop and Classic Petite Ovals Nestabilities. A few coordinating brads finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to visit the Card Patterns Sketch Blog and check out the fabulous samples from my incredibly talented CP teammates, some of the Sparkle Creations DT and our wonderful CP Guest Designer, Monika. We'd love to have you play along with us!

Friday, September 16, 2011

Good morning! TGIF! I sure hope this post goes off today. I can't even believe it, but my laptop crashed last night. It won't start up at all and all attempts to recover the system have failed! I haven't even gotten over losing my main computer to a virus a couple of months ago and now it seems to have happened to me again. Of course, all my card photos and other stuff are stored on that laptop so I had to retake all my photos and download photo editing software onto my other computer. I guess I'll be spending tomorrow at the computer repair place trying to recover my system. Wish me luck - maybe I'll be lucky this time and won't lose everything like last time.

Anyway, enough about that. I am here to share my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz site. We have another fun challenge for you this week - the theme is "fantasy".

Here is my card:

When I saw the theme for the week, I immediately thought of this whimsical Mo Manning image called "Spring Fairy Puddle". You can find it here in Mo's store. I started with a card base of SU Certainly Celery and layered with a beautiful paper from the Prima Fairy Flora 6x6 pad. I printed the image on Cryogen White Iridescent and colored with Copic markers. I added Crystal Stickles to the wings and Baby Blue Stickles to the Spellbinders Scallop Square Frame. A couple of Zva Pink Crystal flourishes, adhesive rhinestone butterflies and a triple loop bow of sheer ribbons finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Copic/Promarker Challenge thread to see the fabulous creations from my amazingly talented teammies and our wonderful Guest Designer for September, Dawn. We hope you'll play along! If you enter a card, you can become eligible for some awesome prizes from our wonderful sponsors! All the details can be found in the challenge thread or on the sidebar of the Main Page.

Oh, and are you ready to party? The Outlawz is having a big bash to celebrate achieving 1,000 members! There will be lots of fun and games, challenges and a blog hop, with the chance to win some truly amazing prizes! Mark your calenders for October 3, 12:01 AM - October 9, 11:59 PM. All the details can be found on the Main Page! You definitely won't want to miss it!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Good morning! Hope you are having a good day so far! I decided to sneak in a little crafting before getting to all the other things I have to do today. I made my card for this week'sMo's DP2 Challenge. They are celebrating 100 fun challenges over on the DP2 challenge blog, so the theme this week is "let's celebrate".

Here is my celebration card:

I decided to make an anniversary card. I started with a card base of SU Not Quite Navy and layered with Mellow Moss and some patterned paper from the Basic Grey Oxford 6x6 pad. My sweet Mo's image is "Kisses For My Sweet". You can find it in Mo's store here. I printed the happy couple on Cryogen White Iridescent. I printed them again onto dotted paper from the Poppy Stamps Snow and Cedar 6x6 paper pack. I colored all but her dress on the first image with Copic markers then paper-pieced her dress from the second printed image. I cut out the couple and stood them on a "floor" I made with another of the dotted papers from the same collection. The backdrop was cut out with Spellbinders Scallop and Classic Circle Nestabilities. A simple mesh bow finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by! I really appreciate your visits! Have a geat day and hope to see you soon!

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Hello! It's the second Wednesday of the month and by now I'm sure you know that means it's time for a new release from Heartfelt Creations! This month's release, theChristmas Cheer Collection, features 14 gorgeous new precut stamp sets and one exclusive Heartfelt Creations die manufactured by Spellbinders. The stamp sets are full of classic and timeless images that are perfect for the upcoming holiday season. The possibilities for creating holiday projects with this collection are truly endless! Be sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations blog to see the new collection and the beautiful and inspiring samples from the Heartfelt Creations Design Team. Be sure to leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by September 20. One lucky person that leaves a comment will win the entire release valued at $240.00!

All the instructions for creating this card are on the HC blog. Briefly, I started with a 5 1/2" square card base of SU Basic Black and layered with GKD Good As Gold. I selected some patterned paper from the Graphic 45 Christmas Past 8x8 pad for my next layer. I stamped the double bells image from HCPC 3424 Poinsettia Bells & Bows set four times with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White and colored all the images with Copic markers. Using the small bell the fromHCD 715 Christmas Cheer die set, I cut out one bell from each of two colored images. Using scissors, I cut out extra poinsettias and a small posy from one of the remaining two images. I cut out the whole base image with Spellbinders Classic Squares Small and matted with Good As Gold cut with Spellbinders Classic Squares Large. This was matted on a Black layer cut with Spellbinders Labels Fifteen. The extra bells and flowers were popped up on foam tape over the base image. I added some Candy Cane and Gold Stickles for a little sparkle. A double loop bow made with my Bow Easy finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to visit the Heartfelt Creations blog and leave a comment for your chance to win this gorgeous collection!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Good morning! Hope your day is off to a great start! I've got lots to do today, but I thought I'd drop in here first and post the card I made for today's Teapot Tuesday Challenge (MMTPT163) on Splitcoast Stampers. I used to join the tea parties religiously, but since my move, it's been so hard to make time for all the card-making I'd like to do. I did manage to make a card for the challenge this week. You can check out the details and the destination for our cards here, if you'd like. The challenge this week was to make a girly girl card with lots of flourishes and pearls and the colors pink and blue, with extra credit (cookies!) for including a fairy.

Here is my card:

I started with a card base of SU﻿ Pool Party and layered with patterned paper from the Prima Madeline 6x6 pad. I used this adorable Mo Manning image called Teacup Fairy. She can be found in Mo's store here. She was printed on Cryogen white and colored with Copic markers. I added some Stardust Stickles to her wings or some sparkle. The image was cut out with Spellbinders Classic Circles and matted with a Spellbinders Lacey Circle diecut. I added some pearl accents with a Viva Decor Ice White Pearl Pen. A couple of Zva Crystal flourishes, a double-loop wrinkled ribbon bow and a tiny pink rose finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your day! I'll be back at midnight for the debut of Heartfelt Creations new Christmas Cheer collection! You are going to love it!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Hello, there! What a busy weekend it's been! This is my first chance to get to the computer all weekend! Before I go get ready for another busy week, I wanted to stop in and share the card I made for this week's color challenge at The Play Date Cafe. The colors this week were teal, mustard and dark blue.

Here is the inspiration photo:

Here is the card I made for the challenge:

I must admit I was a little intimidated by this color combo. I couldn't quite figure out at first how to incorporate the navy/dark blue. I started with a card base of the beautiful new SU In Color, Island Indigo. I layered with patterned papers from the DCWV Mariposa 12x12 pad (top panel) and the Basic Grey Black Tie collection (bottom panel). I stamped the label frame from Gina K, DesignsLovely Labels 2 set with Broken China Distress Ink and cut it out with Spellbinders Labels Fourteen Nestabilities. The sentiment from Gina K. Designs Hugs and Prayers set was stamped in the frame with Chipped Sapphire DI. I colored some adhesive pearls a mustard color with a Copic marker. I finished my card wth a double loop bow of navy satin and a Prima flower I airbrushed to match the mustard shade.

This week we could anything in our stash for our creation. I flipped the sketch to vertical and chose this super cute Mo Manning image called What's Cookin'. She can be found in Mo's storehere. I started with a card base of SU Baja Breeze and layered with patterned paper from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist happy Go Lucky 6x6 pad. The image was printed on Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers. I added a few Stickles to her apron for a little sparkle. The sentiment was computer-generated. A couple of Rich Razzleberry ribbon tabs, some piercing and a little pearl finished my card.﻿

Be sure to stop by the Card Patterns Sketch Blog and check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the design team! We hope you will be inspired to play along with us! We love it when you do!

Friday, September 9, 2011

It's time for another CSS Alumni Blog Hop! I haven't been able to join in for the last few hops due to my move, but I'm excited to be back! If you arrived here from Betty's blog, you are in the right place. If not, you'll want to start back at the StampTV forum so you won't miss any of the team's amazing creations!

This time around, we have an Inspiration Challenge. We were to be inspired by anything in this photo of a beautiful room from the Pier 1 website:

Good morning! Happy Friday! It's time for another fun Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz! I'm a little nervous this time, because it was my turn to post the challenge - my first time since joining The Outlawz Design Team! Hopefully it will go off without a hitch! This week's theme was "school". It could be any school theme - back to school, graduation, starting college, etc.

Here is my card for the challenge:

Again, I used this adorable Mo Manning image called Dundee. He can be found in Mo's store here. I started with a square card base of GKD Red Hot and used papers from the October Afternoon Report Card 8x8 pad. Dundee was printed on Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers. I added a few buttons and a couple of little cards I cut out of the patterned paper and that was it.

Be sure to stop by the Copic/Promarker Challenge forum and check out the fantastic creations from the rest od the CPC Design Team and our wonderful guest designer for September, Dawn. We'd love it if you played along with us! If you enter a card in the challenges, you'll be eligible to win some awesome prizes from our wonderful sponsors! All the details are in the challenge thread and on the sidebar on the main pageatThe Outlawz!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Good morning! Hope your day is off to a great start! Finally, we are seeing the sun again after all the rainy and dreary days! It feels good! Before I go on about my day, I wanted to pop in and share the card I made for Mo's DP2 Challenge #99. This week's theme was "boy attitude".

Here is my card for the challenge:

When I saw the theme, I knew right away which of Mo's images I wanted to use. I picked this super cute little guy called Two Toby. He is available from Mo's store here. I started with a square card base of SU Old Olive and layered with patterned papers from the Basic Grey Oliver 6x6 pad. I printed Toby onto Cryogen White and colored him with Copic markers. The sentiment was computer-generated. A few buttons from my stash finished it off.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Good morning! It's Wednesday and you know that means it's time for the Heartfelt Creations Design Teamto share their new projects with you. The team really outdid themselves with their creativity this week so you won't want to miss visiting the Heartfelt Creations blog this week!

Here is one of my projects that was shared this week:

And here is the inside:

All the detailed instructions for recreating this card are on the Heartfelt Creations blog. I decided to make a gatefold card with a belly band to keep it closed. I started with a card base of SU Chocolate Chip and layered the inside and outside with patterned paper from the Basic Grey Sweet Threads collection. I created the belly band from Chocolate Chip CS, layered with one of the solids from the Sweet Threads collection and held together with Scor-Tape. I stamped the basket from HCPC 3410 Decorative Basketset with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White and colored it with Copic markers. I cut out the basket with HCD 714 Decorative Layered Basket Die. I stamped three each of the three smallest flowers from HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers and three of the smallest leaves fromHCPC 3314 Elegant Single Leaves onto Cryogen White and colored them with Copics also. The flowers were cut out withHCD 701 Posy Patch dies and the leaves with HCD 704 Perfect Petal dies. After shaping the flowers and leaves with a stylus, they were assembled with Zip Dry Glue and adhered to the basket. The finished basket was adhered to the belly band with foam tape. I added some adhesive pearls to the basket and flower centers and a little bow to the basket handle. On the inside, I stitched an ivory panel to Chocolate Chip CS. The sentiment from HCPC 3412 Botanical Floral Basket was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa on the inner panel.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Good morning! It hasn't actually been a very good morning here. We lost our power and phone yesterday evening as the tropical storm hit us with the heavy winds and rain. It just came back a few minutes ago! Needless to say, no computer or crafting for me during that time. I haven't even had a cup of coffee today! Yikes! Anyway, now that I have my internet back, I'm dropping in to share the card I made for the 100th Challenge over on the Just Us Girls blog! You'll definitely want to check out this week's challenge as there is some great blog candy to be won by some lucky participant! I hope it's me! The 100th challenge is a sketch challenge. In fact, they are using the same sketch that they used for the very first challenge!

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I started with an A6 cardbase of SU Lucky Limeade. My patterned papers are all from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky 6x6 pad. My image is Mo Manning's Trudy's Party Dress. You can find her in Mo's store here. I printed Trudy on Cryogen White and colored here with Copics. I printed her dress to the same scale on patterned paper, cut it out and added it to the image. I added some sparkle her and there with Stickles and made her shoes shiny like patent leather with Glossy Accents. A button and bow finished my card.

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